Which to use
“appelez” and “appuyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,652
- “appelez” frequency rank
- #20,045
- “appuyez” frequency rank
- 27697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appelez | appuyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe appeler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe appuyer. |
Where the eye mixes appelez and appuyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. appelez (VCCVCVC) and appuyez (VCCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between appelez and appuyez
A purely visual mix-up. appelez (\a.ple\) and appuyez (\a.pɥi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
appelez is recorded at frequency rank #7,652, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ple\. appuyez is at rank #20,045, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pɥi.je\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27697, this pair ranks #327,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of appelez vs appuyez
Shared letters: aepz. Private to "appelez": l. Private to "appuyez": uy.
"appelez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "appuyez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "appelez" for "appuyez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "appelez" or "appuyez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "appelez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "appuyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "appelez" and "appuyez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "appuya vs appuyez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #327,366 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.